I am tired, stressed and pissed off! I know what I have to do......there IS only one person who can make me smile.......yes I desperately need to get hold of him............JIM CARREY!
You know what my first impression of Jim Carrey, the guy whose face got frozen funnily cause he twisted it way too much and no I was no fan of this whacky actor.....then I happened to watch a movie that typically changed everything about my perception of love, till then I had been fed the standard staple of romantic movies like 'the notebook', 'serendipity' and 'p.s I love you' sure they were OK if you believe everything is magically just be perfect, then you watch 'Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind' now that's the honest representation of 'one fucked up relationship' that just doesn't become alright overnight and Jim's portrayal of an impulsive Joel whose just not ready to let go of the one woman he loves is so endearing that you just have to fall in love with him. The fact that Mark Ruffalo MY favorite was playing an amazing role did not stop me from becoming a crazy Carrey fan.
After that experience there was no turning back, and the worst thing was I just saw this man as the guy who took my favorite cartoon and made a stupid film out of it 'The mask' but you know maybe its just my undying admiration or it could be that I'm immune to his nonsensical slapstick crap but I started liking this movie, an actor who can overdo the madness the way he does may never be born again and that's why you need to catch hold of this absolutely over the top rollicking gems cause you know without some insanity you're life is just banal, and in my tribute to the guy who makes my despair vanish in a jiffy and comforts me no matter what the problem......here's my MUST WATCH BEFORE YOU DIE list.
1. Bruce Almighty: There has been no movie in his career that earned such fame, appreciation or profit. The proverbial loser becomes endearing cause he's the man playing it and more so when he's suddenly invested with celestial powers. An experience you will cherish to say the least.
2. The Truman Show: Your entire life is TV show......that's the one line synopsis.....not only is it daring, bold and novel but with how much conviction can you play a guy who lives in a fishbowl under constant scrutiny where everyone around him are fake and you're unaware of that fact......watch this one to know.
3.Ace Ventura: Both the movies are absolute and complete craziness and watch them to catch him at his whackiest, craziest and absolute comic best.
4.The number 23: I know this movie is no comedy and its not one of his most appreciated works but honestly I fail to see why? His obsessive character representation is scary and freaky at the same time and it all goes out to prove that comedy is the not the only thing he is good at.
5.Liar, Liar: Returning to his forte COMEDY, its not his best maybe but I love him as the lawyer who lies his way through life and then suddenly finds himself in a situation where he can't do it and awakens to a life......there are few who could do it in a maddening way but he's still the best at it.
6.How the Grinch stole the Christmas: Living in India, I've always had this fascination to this western festival and undoubtedly this is my favorite........he is mean, abused, ugly and helpless the Grinch determined to steal the joy of the season from people who ridicule his deformity but can't help settling into the love and the message of the season. Yes that's what Christmas is about.
7. The cable guy: You don't mess with this guy.....directed by Ben Stiller, this is also one of his lesser known movies but its morbid and fantastic.....I love him.......and I can't help repeating it.....Nobody quite does crazy like Jim Carrey..... undettered by the genre,.if its funny or freaky....the one guy who can do it all!
8.Yes Man: NO.......That's his answer to everything until he can't say that word again. Supported by a sterling supporting cast of Zooey Deshchanel, Bradley Cooper etc; the situations he finds himself in are unbelievable but you're believing and rolling on the floor with laughter cause yes he's at it again.
9.The man on the moon: Everybody undoubtedly agrees that this is his career's most memorable performance as he excels in his tribute to Andy Kauffman as the man but I argue cause this man has been giving excellent performances all his life, so don't give me that, but still one that's a joy to watch because of his acting prowess that just gives it!
10. Me, Myself and Irene: Honestly I have just seen way too many people play split personalities( oops spoilers!) but what's different is the difference he brings, the unmatched craziness he brings to a pretty banal story....lot of actors can do that but no one can do it the way he does it! (I guess I have established that you will never dare to put him down)
My most loved film still remains 'Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind' you just have to watch this movie if you give two hoots about cinema that lives with you, there are few movies that didn't make the list most prominent being Dumb and Dumber that established him as the star but its just way too crazy and somehow didn't enamor the way he usually does. There my mood is great just by talking about him. Feeling a little down? MY only advice get hold of these movies, sit back and let him take over.
You know what my first impression of Jim Carrey, the guy whose face got frozen funnily cause he twisted it way too much and no I was no fan of this whacky actor.....then I happened to watch a movie that typically changed everything about my perception of love, till then I had been fed the standard staple of romantic movies like 'the notebook', 'serendipity' and 'p.s I love you' sure they were OK if you believe everything is magically just be perfect, then you watch 'Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind' now that's the honest representation of 'one fucked up relationship' that just doesn't become alright overnight and Jim's portrayal of an impulsive Joel whose just not ready to let go of the one woman he loves is so endearing that you just have to fall in love with him. The fact that Mark Ruffalo MY favorite was playing an amazing role did not stop me from becoming a crazy Carrey fan.
After that experience there was no turning back, and the worst thing was I just saw this man as the guy who took my favorite cartoon and made a stupid film out of it 'The mask' but you know maybe its just my undying admiration or it could be that I'm immune to his nonsensical slapstick crap but I started liking this movie, an actor who can overdo the madness the way he does may never be born again and that's why you need to catch hold of this absolutely over the top rollicking gems cause you know without some insanity you're life is just banal, and in my tribute to the guy who makes my despair vanish in a jiffy and comforts me no matter what the problem......here's my MUST WATCH BEFORE YOU DIE list.
1. Bruce Almighty: There has been no movie in his career that earned such fame, appreciation or profit. The proverbial loser becomes endearing cause he's the man playing it and more so when he's suddenly invested with celestial powers. An experience you will cherish to say the least.
2. The Truman Show: Your entire life is TV show......that's the one line synopsis.....not only is it daring, bold and novel but with how much conviction can you play a guy who lives in a fishbowl under constant scrutiny where everyone around him are fake and you're unaware of that fact......watch this one to know.
3.Ace Ventura: Both the movies are absolute and complete craziness and watch them to catch him at his whackiest, craziest and absolute comic best.
4.The number 23: I know this movie is no comedy and its not one of his most appreciated works but honestly I fail to see why? His obsessive character representation is scary and freaky at the same time and it all goes out to prove that comedy is the not the only thing he is good at.
5.Liar, Liar: Returning to his forte COMEDY, its not his best maybe but I love him as the lawyer who lies his way through life and then suddenly finds himself in a situation where he can't do it and awakens to a life......there are few who could do it in a maddening way but he's still the best at it.
6.How the Grinch stole the Christmas: Living in India, I've always had this fascination to this western festival and undoubtedly this is my favorite........he is mean, abused, ugly and helpless the Grinch determined to steal the joy of the season from people who ridicule his deformity but can't help settling into the love and the message of the season. Yes that's what Christmas is about.
7. The cable guy: You don't mess with this guy.....directed by Ben Stiller, this is also one of his lesser known movies but its morbid and fantastic.....I love him.......and I can't help repeating it.....Nobody quite does crazy like Jim Carrey..... undettered by the genre,.if its funny or freaky....the one guy who can do it all!
8.Yes Man: NO.......That's his answer to everything until he can't say that word again. Supported by a sterling supporting cast of Zooey Deshchanel, Bradley Cooper etc; the situations he finds himself in are unbelievable but you're believing and rolling on the floor with laughter cause yes he's at it again.
9.The man on the moon: Everybody undoubtedly agrees that this is his career's most memorable performance as he excels in his tribute to Andy Kauffman as the man but I argue cause this man has been giving excellent performances all his life, so don't give me that, but still one that's a joy to watch because of his acting prowess that just gives it!
10. Me, Myself and Irene: Honestly I have just seen way too many people play split personalities( oops spoilers!) but what's different is the difference he brings, the unmatched craziness he brings to a pretty banal story....lot of actors can do that but no one can do it the way he does it! (I guess I have established that you will never dare to put him down)
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